President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov demanded to keep under constant control the work to improve the provision of the domestic market with food and prevent an increase in prices for goods and foodstuffs. Corresponding instructions were given today to Vice-Premier Chary Gylyjov, who is in charge of the trade sector, during a working meeting dedicated to the state of affairs in the country's trade complex and the priority tasks for its further development.

“The winter season is approaching, in connection with which it is necessary to strictly control the provision of various goods and products to the markets and shops of the country, especially on holidays, and to prevent price increases,” Berdimuhamedov said.

The head of state instructed to intensify the implementation of the program for the construction of small, medium and large enterprises for the production of import-substituting products, to stop the import of those goods from abroad that we can produce ourselves.

“First of all, these measures should be aimed at stimulating the labor activity of entrepreneurs and citizens, preserving the old and creating new jobs,” the President of Turkmenistan emphasized.

In connection with the approaching International Day of Neutrality and the New Year, which are widely celebrated in Turkmenistan, Vice-Premier Chary Gylyjov and Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations Orazmyrat Gurbannazarov were instructed, given the growing demand for consumer goods, “to take measures to ensure the internal market necessary products and organization of holiday trade ”.

The head of state also ordered to establish effective interaction between trade and industrial enterprises in order to ensure the safety of products and deliver them fresh to the buyer at affordable prices, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.